Water-tank.



G. T. HORTON. WATER TANK. APPLICATION mm MAY 9. 1913.

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G. T. HORTON WATER IANK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, L913.

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railway tanksi GEORGE T. HORTON, 0E (II-110.4550, ILLINOIS.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE T. HORTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at 10226 Longwood avenue, in Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Water- Tanks, of whichthe following is a specifica- This inventioii relates to-water tanks and more especially to tankswhlch are designed to hold alarge quantity of water, such as In my prior-United States Letters Patent No. 857 ,626, issued June 25, 1907, thereis shown and describeda tank with a hemiellipsoid bottom which is supported on four posts and provided with a leg or mud-drumin the center as tional support for the bottom.

e present invention contemplates the an addiconstruction of a tank similar in its essential parts to the tank shown in said prior patent but with the addition of certain improved features of construction which are hereinafter more fully described and set out in the accompanying drawings in which:

'Fi ure 1 is a view ofthe complete tank in elevation. Fig. 2 is a partial view in vertical axial section.

tion indicated by the arrow. Fig. is a vertical section on the line 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 1s a top plan view-showing the upper end of a ladder used in connection with the tank. Fig. 6 is an axial section at the outer lower part of the tank. 'iFig. 7 is a view showing the same portion in elevation.

As shown in said drawings, lindicates which is cylindrical in form and preferably constructed of sheet metal in the form of large rectangular plates cylindrically curved and riveted together at their meeting margins in the manner heretofore employed in constructing similar tanks. A bottom 2, hemi-ellipsoidal in shape, as described in my said prior patent, is similarly formed of curved plates, and a conical roof or cover'3 is also provided and is constructed in the same manner as the rest of the tank. The tank is supported on legs 5 comprising channel bars 6 and 7 having suitable lacings 8 connecting them together, and the shallow bottom 2 is additionally supported by a central cylindric water leg,

or mud-druinl, as explained in said prior:

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed may 9, 1913.

cylindric water" Fig. 3 is a section on the line 7 of Fig. l looking'in the direc- Patented MayZS, 1916. Serial No. 266.585.

patent. For the purpose of supporting the weight ofthe tank over the vertical center lines of the posts or legs 5, the upper end of each channel member is cut away along one edge, which is adjacent to the tank, and

the remaining part of the channel is reinforced on both sides by angle plates 15, 15, which are continued upward above the tops of the channels and are riveted to the lowest course of plates in the tank body. Additional, shorter angle plates 18, 18 are riveted to both sides of each channel member and to the pairs of angle plates 15 so that the top part of each channel member is relIlfOICGd and braced by four angle-plates riveted to it on both sides and to war; twoof such angle plates extending upward and carrying the weight of the tank which is riveted to them.

Two diagonal brace rods or tie rods 20, 20,

extend from the top of each leg to the feet of two adjacent legs and these tie rods are secured at their upper ends to projections or cars in the form of which bers and are provided which the tie rods are engaged. In order to form a wide base fpr each supporting leg 5- and provide sufficient area for the dis with openings into are secured to the anchor bolts, not

The-ends of each channel member 30 extend beyond the vertical feces of the vertical channel members toward the center of the tank; and through such channel ends are cut vertical slots through which are inserted bent rods or bars ends. To the threaded ends of these bent rods are connected the threaded lower-ends of the respective tie rods 20 by means of turn buckle nuts 42; each bent fopt of the tank leg and forming in addition a part of the turn buckles. for tightening such rods.

The cylindric water leg or mud-drum 4 j false bottom 90 which is 110 is provided with a triangular plates 23, are riveted to the two channel mem- 80 the lower ends of the 99 7 and to the base 40, threaded at their 100 serving to connect two of the tie rods to the,

6 vertical members 125, constitute in effect a openings 182 for the ins preferably spherically curved with its conladder providing access to the outer end of l vex side downward, and beneath it is placed a heating stove 91 of any ordinary form for warming the water in the tank in cold weather. In the center of the false bottom 90 is cut a circular opening into which is inserted the stove pipe 92 of the stove, and the smoke and products of combustion are conducted upward through the entire height of the-tank and through the roof by means of an iron or steel pipe 93 which aids in warming the water. The pipe 93 is joined to the false bottom 90 by means of a screwed joint 9-1 to prevent the leakage of water into the stove room below. An inlet pipe 96 for-- filling the tank extends up through the stove room and through a similar packed joint in the false bottom 90, and a blow-oil pipe 98 is also led through the false bottom and controlled by a blow-off valve 100; the particular construction of which valve is not here shown but which may be made in the manner shown and described in my prior PatentNo. 1,008,615 of Nov. 14, 1911. The interior of the cylindric stove room may be lined with fire bricks or other suitable heat insulating material 101. as indicated, and access is had thereinto by means of a door 105.

In the upper part of the water leg is the outlet pipe and the hinge'd spout from above and the upper part.of the ladder 130 may be easily reached by means of the revolving ladder 170. The hinged spout112 is counterbalanced by means of a chain 132 and counter weights 133.

The smoke. pipe 93 projects through an opening in the center of the conical roof 3 and serveg isa support for a pivoted ladder 152 which is secured to it by means of a yoke 154 (Fig. 5) partially encircling it, and a curved bolt 155 to prevent eccentric displacement. As it is difiicult to cut an ex actly circular opening in the center of the roof to fit around and support the pipe 93, such opening is made somewhat larger than the diameter of the pipe and iscovered by a conical ring or collar-156 which is riveted to the root plates, and through which the pipe extends. The center part of this collar is made in the form of a sleeve embracing the pipe and serving as a thrust bearing for the vertical component of the weight of the ladder 152. The ladder is made in the ordinary t'orm with side bars 158 andrungs 159, and near its foot are placed rollers or wheels 160 which rest upon the curved roof 3, so that the ladder may be revolved about its pivot at the center of the roof. The two wheels placed an outlet valve 110 for supplying- 160 are mounted between the ends of horiwater through an outlet p pe 111 andhmg'ed zontal and parallel bars 161 which are conspout 112 to an engine, and suph valve 110 nected to each other by bolts 163, and these i is made with a long neck in order to bring its operative parts as near to the center of the tank and to the fine 93 as may be practicable. The valve is operated by a cable or chain 120 passing upward through the tank to a bell-crank lever 121 which is pivoted to the root of the tank; and all of these parts are also arranged as close to the due 93 as practicable in order to prevent. ice from interfering with their operation. From the bell-crank lever 121 another cable 123 extends out through an opening in the roof of thetank where it is connected to another bell-crank lever 125 which is actn ated'by a hanging rope or cable 130 for opcrating the valve.

The outlet pipe 111 is shown as extending between two of the legs is supported from the ring 179 around the base of the tank as follows: 125, 125 indicate two vertical members, preferably of angle section, the upper ends of which are bent over and riveted to the horizontal flange of the angle member 179, as indicated at 126. At their lower ends they are con nected by a large rectangular plate 127 haw ing'a circularopeningt through which eX tends the outlet pipe 111; the latter being provided with a flange or collar 128 which is riveted to the plate. Horizontal lacings 130 above the plate 127, together with the 5, and its outer end bolts are surrounded by bent plates or clips 164: which space them apart and embrace the two sides of the side bars 158 of'the ladder to which they are bolted by means of bolts 165. the outer end'of the pivoted ladder 152,'-be' ing hingedthereto by means of its top rung 171 which is also the bottom rung of the inclined ladder 152. The said top rung or hingebolt 171 extends through openings in the side bars of the two ladders and is secured by a nut 172 on one end and by bench ing its other end at rightangles, flattening it, and bolting it to aside bar of the upper ladder as indicated at 173 in order to prevent it from rotating'and working loose by the swinging of the lower ladder. The latter is provided at its lower end with shoes 178 in A vertical ladder 170 depends from the form of small plates which rest against curved anglemembers 179 formingan interrupted ring arolmdf the tank, in order to space the ladderawhy from it and allow it to be revolved about? the tank without striking the legs 5. From one of the legs 5 are extended two angle plates 180, 180 by means of which the ladder may be fixed against rotation by swinging its lower end outward to engage the plates 180 between its two side bars as shown in Fig. 7: and in addition it may be bolted thereto as also shown if desired its two side bars being provided With ertionof bolts 183.

The two plates 180 also serve to support the 4 upper end of a fixed ladder 184 which is tral member less diameter than the diameter -of thetank, such central member connecting with the interior of said tank and being adafptildlto contain .water, of a false bottom in saidimember, a heating device he- -l0W -such false bottom, and a fine joining said'false bottom and extending upward through the tank.

2. The combination with an elevated water' tank having its bottom joined to a central supporting leg, the upper part of such supporting leg connecting with-the interior of thetank and being adapted to contain water, of a false bottom insaid'supporting leg, a heating device in said leg below such false bottom and a llue joining said false I bottom and entending upward through the.

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3. The combination wlth an elevated water' tank havin its bottom joined to a cenv tral'meinber ofess diameter than the diameter of the tank, such'central member connecting with the interior of the tank and being adapted to contain water, of a false bottom in said central member, a heating devicein a said central member below the false bot-- tom, a fine joining said false bottom and extending upward through the tank, and an outlet valve above said false bottom and closely adjacent to said flue.

4. The combination with an elevated water tank having its bottom joined to a central supporting leg the upper part of said supporting le'gconnecting with the interior of the tank and being adapted to contain water, of a false bottom in said supporting leg, a heating device in said legvblo w such false. bottom, a flue joining said false bottom and extending upward through the tank and an outlet valve above such false bottom and closely adjacent to said flue.

5. The combination with a tank having a conical roof, a central water leg supporting its bottom, a false bottom in such water leg, a heating device below such false bottom, and a flue joining such false bottom and extending upward through the tank and above its roof, of an inclined ladder with its upper end pivoted to said flue and having wheels resting on said roof.-

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses this day of May, 1913.

GEORGE T. HORTON.

Witnesses:

Homes B. HoR'roN, FRANCIS LEE. 

